President Trump and Melania insist on personally awarding Purple Heart to Afghanistan veteran after being ‘so moved’ by his bravery as they visit military hospital
President Trump awarded a Purple Heart to a military veteran on Saturday
Army sergeant Alvaro Barrientos was wounded in Afghanistan on March 17
An Afghan soldier had opened fire inside a base in the Helmand province
Trump visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, MD.
The trip marked the president’s first visit to a military hospital
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22 April 2017
President Donald Trump marked his first visit to a military hospital with wife Melania Trump in order to award a Purple Heart to an Army sergeant.
Trump said he was so moved by the story of Sergeant 1st Class Alvaro Barrientos, who was wounded in Afghanistan on March 17, that he wanted to do the honor himself.
Melania stood by her husband’s side at the visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, outside Washington, on Saturday.
Before pinning the award on Barrientos, Trump remarked: ‘When I heard about this and I wanted to do it myself.’
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